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  • 1incivility — noun Etymology: Middle French incivilité, from Late Latin incivilitat , incivilitas, from incivilis, from Latin in + civilis civil Date: 1584 1. the quality or state of being uncivil 2. a rude or discourteous act …

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  • 2incivility — [in΄sə vil′i tē] n. [Fr incivilité < LL incivilitas < L incivilis, impolite: see IN 2 & CIVIL] 1. a lack of courtesy or politeness; rudeness 2. pl. incivilities a rude or discourteous act …

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  • 3incivility — n. (pl. ies) 1 rudeness, discourtesy. 2 a rude or discourteous act. Etymology: F inciviliteacute or LL incivilitas (as IN (1), CIVILITY) …

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  • 4rude — 1 Rude, rough, crude, raw, callow, green, uncouth mean deficient in the qualities that make for finish or for perfection in development or in use. Rude, as applied to men and their minds, suggests a comparatively low state of culture or a dearth… …

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  • 5Trent Affair — James Murray Mason (1798–1871). John Sli …

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  • 6Luther, Martin — • Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Luther, Martin      …

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  • 7Luther —     Martin Luther     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther     Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546.     His father, Hans, was a… …

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  • 8Martin Luther —     Martin Luther     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther     Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546.     His father, Hans, was a… …

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  • 91967 Detroit riot — West Grand Blvd. at 12th Street in Detroit forty years later. The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot, was a civil disturbance in Detroit, Michigan, that began in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967. The… …

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  • 10Lock (water transport) — Canal lock and lock keeper s cottage on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Marsworth in Hertfordshire, England …

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